Thedaythechildrealizesthatalladultsareimperfect, hebecomesanadolescent; thedayheforgivesthem, hebecomesanadult; thedayheforgiveshimself, hebecomeswise.
— AldenNowlan
UnitGoals
Afterlearningtheunit, studentsareexpected
·tolearnthespecialfeaturesofacoming-of-age/initiationnovelorstory,
·toknowLouisaMayAlcottandtheartisticfeaturesofherwritings,
·toexchangethestoriesonthegiventhemeofgrowthanddevelopment,
·tolearnsomeusefulwordsandexpressionsfromtheunit, and
·toimproveEnglishlanguageskills, communicationskillsandcriticalthinking.
BeforeYouRead
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1) Readthequoteatthebeginningofthisunitandconsiderwhetheritmakessensetoyou.
2) Accordingtoyourknowledge, whataretheeventsorexperiencesthatmaytriggerone’stransitionfromchildhoodtoadulthood?
3) Asweknow, manyinitiationplotswillturnonanepiphany, ?
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: Amini-research.
Trytofind, ontheInternetorinthelibrary, informationaboutthecommontraitsorfeaturesofinitiationnovelsorstoriesintermsoftheme, plot, characterizationandstructure, andthengiveapresentationaboutthem.
StarttoRead
